New Jersey 21 at Chicago 17

CHICAGO (UPI) - Herschcl Walker and Maurice Carthon combined for 266 yards rushing and two touchdowns Monday to lead the New Jersey Generalsto a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over the Chicago Blitz.

New Jersey, 11-3, trailed 17-7 entering the fourth quarter, but strong safety Gregory Johnson intercepted a Vince Evans pass at the Generals' 29-yard line to stop a Blitz drive and rally New Jersey.

The Generals then marched down the field to close the gap to 17-14 on Carthon's 1-yard plunge with 10:06 to play. Carthon finished with 118 yards rushing.

New Jersey was back in business on the next series of downs after a 27-yard Chicago punt. The Generals took the ball from the Chicago 46-yard line and scored ona 25-yard pass from quarterback Brian Sipe to Jeff Spek with 6:11 to play.

Kevin Seibel put Chicago on top 3-0 with a 42-yard field goal with 4:36 left in the first quarter. The Blitz drove 32 yards in 11 plays to set up Seibel's kick.

Walker gave New Jersey the lead with 3:54 gone in the second quarter when he took a handoff on a third and one from the Generals' 31-yard line, broke to the outside and rumbled 69 yards for his 15th touchdown of the season. Walker gained 148 yards rushing.

The Blitz, 4-10, came back to take a 10-7 halftime Iead when Gary Worthy scored from two yards out with 34 seconds left in the quarter. The TD was set up when linebacker Ken Kelley recovered a Walker fumble at the New Jersey 16-yard line.

Both teams relied mainly on their ground game in the first half. Evans was 1-for-5 for 6 yards and Sipe was 0-for-2 with one interception.